jean embarrassing himself in-front of warrior!reader
jean looked around hopelessly, waiting for somebody new to introduce himself to. he was hoping that this was his moment to make a good first impression on any beautiful girl he layes his eyes on. which was one thing he always failed to do. the few times he had glanced at a truly beautiful girl in the streets of trost, he had either choked on his words or stood there with his mouth hung wide open. its embarrassing really. most nights are spent fantasising about the beautiful women he would meet in his life and how he would charm every single one. but his dreams are just dreams. the only person he has been able to “charm” since arriving at the training corps was marco, he had forgotten how they ended up sitting together for dinner on the first night but alas he was grateful for marco’s company. as marco continued explaining how he would miss his family and hometown while at the training corps, jean glanced around the crowded tables in the dining hall.
his eyes fall on a table consisting of 2 boys, one of whom was towering above the other, even though they were seated. the other was evidently ranting on to his friend about something, his muscles tensing at every word. jean fixated on them for a moment, wondering who they were and why they had joined the training corps. when suddenly his thoughts were interrupted. two girls broke jeans line of sight. he blinked quickly looking back to catch another glimpse of the girls, initially wondering whether they knew the two boys. he lazily skimmed over the first girls blonde hair and stoic expression before his eyes made his way to the smaller girl. suddenly he felt a lump catch in his throat. he felt his jaw dropping slowly, he had declared her the most beautiful girl he had ever seen in less than two seconds. his mind was racing.
he was unsure of what to do. the likeliness of him embarrassing himself if he went to talk to her now was high, but jean was unsure if he was able to live another moment without knowing her name or hearing her voice. which he had already imagined would be as sweet as honey. “hey are you okay man.” jean snapped back into reality shifting his attention towards marco. “you look like you have seen a ghost.” marco chuckled. jean ran his hand down his face, trying and failing to hide his blush and suppress his heartbeat. “yeah man ‘m fine man.” jean lied. his eyes flickered back to the girl that his eyes had been fixated on. the table was empty. frantically jean peered around the dining hall, hoping to find what he was looking for.
his eyes caught the back of her head. she was leaving. jean panicked. even just the thought of not being able to talk to her until the morning was too much to bare. “man i gotta go.” before marco could even register the words that his friend had quickly mumbled to him, jean was gone. disposing of his dinner and making his way towards the exit of the dining haul. he watched his target carefully, trying hard to regulate his breathing. he watched as the girl she was with said her goodbyes and evidently retired for the night. jean’s heart sank as he watched the girl, whose name he was yet to hear, blissfully accept loving embrace’s from both the boys. they must know each other, maybe they are all cousins- or something. he tried to reassure himself.
jean stood awkwardly peering at the girl as she waved goodbye to the boys as she made her way towards her allocated dorm. he looked towards the boys to make sure that they were out of earshot before he followed after the girl. this was it he thought. he moment where he was finally going to charm a beautiful girl. he wanted to know her name, her dreams, where she was from, everything. as he got closer he slowly reached his hand out to her shoulder. “do you have something to say or are you just going to follow me all night.” jean froze. the girl turned around to look at his face, whose apparent blush was illuminating in the moonlight. “i could see you staring at me in the dining haul, i thought you were going to pounce or something.” she giggled. it was music to jean’s ears. he didn’t care what she was saying or the fact that she had seen him all night, all he cared about was the fact that their eyes were locked and she was speaking to him. to him.
“helllooooo, are you okay mister?” jean snapped back into reality and realised he had not said a word. “u-uh-um yea- you- um- who- i-um.” he blew it. she was going to laugh in his face and run away. he knew it. another pretty girl who he had fumbled. he was bracing for the inevitable. ready for her to walk away in disgust. instead she giggled. jean glanced up at her to see her covering her blush covered cheeks while chuckling softly. it was not the humiliating reaction he had expected. “oh my gosh, you are so cute mister.” jean felt his heart stop. did she just call him cute. is this a joke. if it is a joke it certainly is a cruel joke. she continues giggling and smiling at him. if only she knew what that was doing to him.
“are you-uh-um joking or-um something?” he asked warily. he studied her face as she suppressed her laughter and continued to fan down her face. “im not joking, i swear, you are cute.” that was it, she had finally done it. jean swore he had passed over into heaven. everything about her was heaven. her voice, her rosy cheeks, the gleam in her eyes as she glances at him. he couldn’t last another second without knowing her name. “uh- whats your-um name? if thats okay to ask i don’t know i just-um.” he mumbles embarrassingly quick. she swiftly cuts him off, saving jean from embarrassing himself further. “no its okay don’t worry, im y/n and you are jean right?” y/n. it suited her so perfectly. he stood there. in awe of the way his name rolled of her tongue. how is everything she does so effortless.
“uh- how do you-um know my name?” he questioned cautiously. wondering whether she knew him or whether she had heard something about him. he waited patiently for her answer, not wanting to rush her. “oh, my friend bertholdt is in your dorm. you know the tall one.” she smiles. of course her friend is in her dorm, how could that slip his mind. jean wondered what her friend had said about him. was she impressed by him? did she want to talk to him? in jean’s mind both of those things were highly unlikely. silence fell around the two as they maintained eye contact. jean swore that he could hear his heart pounding through his chest. hoping that it was out of y/n’s earshot.
“you know, jean…” y/n giggled. panic struck over jean. he felt his cheeks burn and his eyes widening. what was she going to say? was she going to call him a freak? was she going to tell him to get lost? what? “uh yeah.” he tried to hurry her on to his fate. afraid of what her next words will be. “i just didn’t think there would be any handsome boys at the training corps.” she giggled unknowingly. she was blissfully unaware that she had just contributed to jean’s heart exploding. he felt his body set alight. his cheeks and ears burning. his hands shot up to his face to cover his mouth which was hanging wide open. he tried to play it cool. tried and failed. he was unsure of what to do. collapse to the ground, probably not. run up and kiss her, thats kind of freaky. he resorted to standing there staring at her while she continued to giggle girlishly.
“anyways jean, i should get back, my friend will be wondering where i am.” y/n declared as she turned to face the direction of her dormitory. this is it. jean thought. i need to make an impression. “uh- can we talk again- uh tomorrow.” jean fumbled. his cheeks and ears were burning. patiently awaiting y/n’s response. turning her head towards jean, y/n giggled once more and winked before swiftly making her way towards her dorm. jean felt his entire body erupt into flames. heart threatening to jump from his chest. his eyes locked on her disappearing figure. eventually, y/n vanished from jean’s view. he exhaled, releasing a breath he didn’t know he was holding. in that moment he knew. he knew that he had to speak to her again. no matter what.
omg this was my first time writing, i hope its okay ୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆
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